Service difficulty report · Starter Gen · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
December 5, 2020
Submitted
December 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523AJ
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK523
Aircraft time
7,137 hours, 5,241 cycles
Engine
Pwc JT15D5D
Part
Starter Gen
Part number
23080050
Part serial
P1284
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

A FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED AFTER THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO START THE NR 1 ENGINE. THE FLIGHT CREW PUSHED THE STARTER BUTTON AND NOTED NO ENGINE ROTATION. THE MAINTENANCE VENDOR TROUBLE SHOT AND DETERMINED THAT THE NR 1 STARTER/GENERATOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE S/G WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT.

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